Had a lousy morning? Things looking
grim?
Not to worry. The rest of your day
need not be a disaster. It can in fact become one of your best, providing you
take these simple steps:
1. Remember that the past
does not equal the future.
There is no such thing as a
"run of bad luck." The reason people believe such nonsense is that
the human brain creates patterns out of random events and remembers the events
that fit the pattern.
2. Refuse to make
self-fulfilling prophesies.
If you believe the rest of your day
will be as challenging as what's already happened, then rest assured: You'll
end up doing something (or saying) something that will make sure that your
prediction comes true.
3. Get a sense of proportion.
Think about the big picture: Unless
something life-changing has happened (like the death of a loved one), chances
are that in two weeks, you'll have forgotten completely about whatever it was
that has your shorts in a twist today.
4. Change your threshold for
"good" and "bad."
Decide that a good day is any day
that you're above ground. Similarly, decide that a bad day is when somebody
steals your car and drives it into the ocean. Those types of definitions make
it easy to be happy–and difficult to be sad.
5. Improve your body
chemistry.
Your body and brain are in a
feedback loop: A bad mood makes you tired, which makes your mood worse, and so
forth. Interrupt the pattern by getting up and moving around. Take a walk
or eat something healthy.
6. Focus on what's going
well.
The primary reason you're convinced
it's a bad day is that you're focusing on whatever went wrong. However, for
everything going badly, there are probably dozens of things going well.
Make list, and post it where it's visible.
7. Expect something wondrous.
Just as an attitude of doom and gloom makes you see more problems,
facing the future with a sense of wonder makes you alive to all sorts of
wonderful things that are going on, right now, everywhere around you.Source
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